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Sustainable lifestyle modifications are critical for reducing morbidity and mortality from preventable conditions.
Emphasizing the need for sustainable lifestyle changes can guide health interventions.
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The inability to produce sustainable lifestyle modifications (e.g., physical activity, healthy diet) remains a major barrier to reducing morbidity and mortality from prevalent, preventable conditions.
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Harnessing centred identity transformation to reduce executive function burden for maintenance of health behaviour change: the Maintain IT model
Ann E. Caldwell et al. · Health Psychology Review · 2018
DOI 10.1080/17437199.2018.1437551
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